DC Tract Profile
Population Public Assistance
Population by Race/Ethnicity Housing Conditions
Family Risk Factors Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Isolation Indicators Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Child Well-Being Indicators Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Income Conditions  
 
Sources and Notes
 
Tract 16

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Tract		 Average Low High
Population
Population, 1980 5,101 3,395 49 8,188
Population, 1990 4,485 3,228 42 7,767
Population, 2000 4,030 3,043 149 7,278
% change population, 1980-1990 -12 -4.9 -62 84
% change population, 1990-2000 -10 -5.7 -70 255
% children, 1980 25 22 0.0 46
% children, 1990 18 19 0.0 43
% children, 2000 18 20 0.0 51
% change child population, 1980-1990 -36 -19 -100 608
% change child population, 1990-2000 -11 -2.0 -100 296
% foreign born, 1980 6.2 6.4 0.0 38
% foreign born, 1990 6.1 9.7 0.0 62
% foreign born, 2000 12 13 0.0 54
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 74 53 5.1 84
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 75 50 1.6 83
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 72 65 0.0 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 72 61 1.4 100
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 25 27 0.0 93
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 20 28 0.0 94
% Hispanic, 1990 0.9 5.2 0.0 44
% Hispanic, 2000 4.9 7.9 0.0 51
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 1.5 1.8 0.0 66
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 1.3 3.0 0.0 40
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 3.2 19 0.0 93
Poverty rate (%), 1990 2.4 17 0.0 62
Poverty rate (%), 2000 4.9 20 1.6 90
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 5.3 6.8 0.0 25
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 3.8 7.2 0.0 60
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 3.9 11 0.0 83
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 65 59 0.3 100
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 66 62 0.6 100
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 63 57 9.9 92
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 11 33 0.0 83
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 7.0 27 0.0 85
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 3.8 22 0.0 65
% female-headed families with children, 1990 25 54 0.0 100
% female-headed families with children, 2000 32 52 0.0 92
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 99 97 54 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 90 63 14 100
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 0.0 25 0.0 100
% children in poverty, 2000 6.9 32 0.0 100
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 7.1 13 0.0 50
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 32 13 0.0 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 32 12 0.0 100
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 7.9 12 0.0 41
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 2.6 12 0.0 50
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 17 11 0.0 50
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 11 11 0.0 100
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 18 11 0.0 100
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 12 11 0.0 40
% births to teen mothers, 1998 7.1 15 0.0 50
% births to teen mothers, 1999 2.6 15 0.0 35
% births to teen mothers, 2000 3.2 14 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 2001 2.6 13 0.0 39
% births to teen mothers, 2002 5.1 13 0.0 37
% births to teen mothers, 2003 2.8 11 0.0 41
% births to teen mothers, 2004 0.0 11 0.0 36
% births to teen mothers, 2005 4.5 11 0.0 35
% births to teen mothers, 2006 4.8 12 0.0 41
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 122,795 59,101 20,560 194,075
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 136,536 71,274 16,480 250,098
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 141,186 78,192 17,592 354,117
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 11 21 -59 120
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 3.4 9.7 -66 261
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 63 428 0.0 2,504
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 58 406 5.0 2,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 64 416 0.0 2,190
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 73 452 5.0 2,403
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 78 479 0.0 2,725
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 94 490 5.0 2,875
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 93 483 5.0 2,853
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 102 475 6.0 2,740
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 103 495 5.0 2,918
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 40 313 0.0 2,120
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 26 273 0.0 1,867
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 29 248 0.0 1,644
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 27 246 0.0 1,585
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 31 250 0.0 1,564
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 34 252 0.0 1,623
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 36 260 0.0 1,792
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 54 256 0.0 1,866
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 33 237 0.0 1,662
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 37 225 0.0 1,528
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 37 225 0.0 1,637
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 1,696 1,347 0.0 4,345
Occupied housing units, 1990 1,624 1,328 0.0 4,627
Occupied housing units, 2000 1,633 1,321 0.0 4,648
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 2.2 6.0 0.0 36
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 6.7 8.0 0.0 100
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 10 6.2 0.0 27
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 87 35 0.0 100
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 90 39 0.0 100
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 90 41 0.0 100
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 43 19 0.0 102
Number of sales, 1996 45 20 0.0 95
Number of sales, 1997 49 23 0.0 118
Number of sales, 1998 82 30 0.0 165
Number of sales, 1999 77 28 0.0 147
Number of sales, 2000 68 21 0.0 114
Number of sales, 2001 40 23 0.0 100
Number of sales, 2002 59 24 0.0 106
Number of sales, 2003 52 24 0.0 117
Number of sales, 2004 56 26 0.0 113
Number of sales, 2005 33 24 0.0 98
Number of sales, 2006 41 19 0.0 81
Number of sales, 2007 24 16 0.0 88
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 352,000 192,000 77,000 753,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 348,000 185,000 68,000 608,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 333,000 183,000 78,000 933,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 328,000 197,000 67,000 970,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 385,000 217,000 70,000 1,043,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 412,000 253,000 87,000 1,195,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 502,000 281,000 91,000 1,571,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 523,000 314,000 101,000 1,481,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 621,000 370,000 128,000 1,477,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 683,000 427,000 135,000 1,992,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 730,000 505,000 178,000 1,976,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 743,000 539,000 210,000 1,340,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2007 678,000 501,000 251,000 1,337,000
% annual change median price, 1997-2007 7.4 11 6.2 19
% annual change median price, 2002-2007 5.3 9.8 1.1 21
% annual change median price, 2006-2007 -8.8 -7.0 -21 16
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 30 39 0.0 667
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 57 53 0.0 333
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 61 59 0.0 1,333
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 58 61 0.0 1,111
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 35 63 4.5 629
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 51 67 0.0 1,000
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 42 71 0.0 694
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 45 88 0.0 9,476
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 39 102 0.0 6,524
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 41 94 0.0 3,000
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 135,656 69,936 0.0 208,508
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 121,207 70,778 0.0 216,442
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 144,605 70,254 0.0 242,622
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 139,317 77,980 0.0 238,829
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 158,798 83,690 0.0 276,047
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 161,370 84,780 0.0 292,482
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 135,861 86,542 0.0 264,052
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 172,358 93,232 34,151 316,968
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 180,129 101,318 42,323 263,226
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2006 203,000 106,516 55,000 314,500
% subprime loans, 1997 0.0 3.9 0.0 80
% subprime loans, 1998 5.6 5.9 0.0 100
% subprime loans, 1999 7.2 4.5 0.0 100
% subprime loans, 2000 8.6 5.1 0.0 100
% subprime loans, 2001 1.8 3.1 0.0 33
% subprime loans, 2002 0.0 2.8 0.0 100
% subprime loans, 2003 7.4 3.6 0.0 30
% subprime loans, 2004 12 5.3 0.0 50
% subprime loans, 2005 11 10 0.0 100
% subprime loans, 2006 15 8.7 0.0 67
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 5.0 15 0.5 145
Violent crimes, 2001 5.2 16 0.2 166
Violent crimes, 2002 2.5 16 0.0 141
Violent crimes, 2003 5.2 16 0.0 212
Violent crimes, 2004 4.2 14 0.3 207
Violent crimes, 2005 5.2 14 0.0 212
Violent crimes, 2006 5.2 14 0.2 168
Violent crimes, 2007 4.0 14 0.2 136
Property crimes, 2000 37 54 2.3 2,674
Property crimes, 2001 42 56 0.2 2,391
Property crimes, 2002 42 55 0.8 2,386
Property crimes, 2003 45 55 1.3 2,049
Property crimes, 2004 28 48 1.3 1,408
Property crimes, 2005 31 44 1.3 1,538
Property crimes, 2006 27 43 1.7 1,397
Property crimes, 2007 35 48 1.3 1,462

Notes:
i = Insufficient data; s = Suppressed proprietary or confidential data.
 
Prepared by NeighborhoodInfo DC (revised January 21, 2009).
 
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